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DDR3L? I've never heard of such a thing...

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DDR3L? I've never heard of such a thing...

Ita basically ddr3, limited to 1600 mhz, running on 1.35v

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No, if you were considering a ddr3l skylake motherboard you won't be able to use your old ram in it.

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nice of them to do that wasn't it?  if you see ddr3L......... just think ddr4.

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DDR3L = DDR3 Low Voltage

1.5v or less. 

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Hi DDR3l is sodim ram for laptops you need regular DDR3 and make sure your mother board supports the speed your going to get!  :)

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Unless the board says it supports DDR3, it probably  won't work, like stated above DDR3L runs at a lower voltage, so if you put regular DDR3 in it, there wont be enough power going to the ram and it'll probably give you beep code, and if it does run, it'll either be unstable or burn the ram voltage regulator out. best not to risk it

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No, if you were considering a ddr3l skylake motherboard you won't be able to use your old ram in it.

I don't really get what you are saying. Yes, i'm going to build a skylake rig, a ddr3 ram will do right?

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I don't really get what you are saying. Yes, i'm going to build a skylake rig, a ddr3 ram will do right?

Most sky lake motherboard use ddr4 but a few of them uses ddr3
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Hi DDR3l is sodim ram for laptops you need regular DDR3 and make sure your mother board supports the speed your going to get! :)

DDR3L represents D"DR3 Low-voltage."

DDR3L is available for the desktop, in SDRAM, and laptop counter-part, as SO-DIMM. Observe.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231479&cm_re=8GB_DDR3L-_-20-231-479-_-Product

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231728&cm_re=16_GB_DDR3L-_-20-231-728-_-Product

I don't really get what you are saying. Yes, i'm going to build a skylake rig, a ddr3 ram will do right?

The Integrated Memory Controller (IMC) within "Skylake" is rated for 1.2V DDR4 DRAM, and/or 1.35V DDR3L DRAM. Exceeding this value, (i.e. 1.5V, 1.6V, 1.65V) due to over-voltage, may damage the IMC. The official voltage specification for DDR4 is only 1.2V.

Intel mentioned a warning regarding to excessive DRAM voltage a while ago. Here is some more reading regarding to DDR3 DRAM voltage.

http://www.kitguru.net/components/motherboard/anton-shilov/intel-prolonged-usage-of-ddr3-memory-at-default-voltages-can-damage-skylake/

http://www.ocaholic.ch/modules/news/article.php?storyid=13405

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I don't really get what you are saying. Yes, i'm going to build a skylake rig, a ddr3 ram will do right?

 

Actually no, skylake motherboard support either ddr4 or ddr3l.

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sudo chmod -R 000 /*

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